Sandpipers & Snipes in Namibia
Our list for Namibia has 14 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 6 summer visitors, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Namibia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Mar
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusScarceRare20–22 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made